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According to Royce Young of ESPN.com, Carmelo Anthony forgot what time Game 5 started and showed up early, but got in his car and left after realizing it was an 8:30 start.

Well, this is a weird one and it doesn't necessarily mean much in the grand scheme of things. It's fair to say the Thunder and its fans do not want Melo to come back on his $28 million player option next year. The OK3 was a colossal failure and now Melo says coming off the bench is "out of the question." May 3 - 4:16 PM

"I’m not sacrificing no bench role," Anthony added. Yeah, so this could affect if he is going to opt in for his $28 million and OKC could use this for some leverage in hopes Melo does indeed opt out. After Anthony's horrendous postseason series, his free agent market will be a lot lower than most expected. Apr 28 - 5:42 PM

Carmelo Anthony scored seven points with three rebounds in 26 minutes against the Jazz on Friday night.

He played 26 minutes too many. Anthony was awful and the Jazz kept going after him in pick-and-roll with Melo's man, Derrick Favors, causing the switches on high on-ball screens. Melo was basically useless all series and OKC is probably stuck with him for next season with Melo holding a $28 million player option for next season. After being the King of NY a few years ago with his legendary bodega runs, the days of Melo being a star are over. Apr 28 - 1:12 AM

Carmelo Anthony was whisper-quiet on Wednesday with seven points (2-of-6 FGs, 3-of-4 FTs), five rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes of action.

Melo has a $27.0 million player option for 2018-19 and the Thunder may be hoping he opts for unrestricted free agency -- his regular-season stats were the worst since his rookie season in Denver. It will be interesting to see if he can reclaim 32+ minutes in another must-win game at Utah on Friday -- Melo was on the bench for most of OKC's game-changing run in the third quarter, and his absence was conspicuous in light of his struggles in Games 1-4. Meanwhile, Jerami Grant was +13 in 23 minutes tonight and continues to make a case for more playing time. Apr 26 - 12:27 AM

Depth Charts

The Thunder confirmed on Sunday morning that Andre Roberson has a ruptured patellar tendon and will undergo season-ending surgery.

It's a huge loss for the Thunder on the defensive end -- their starting five had a defensive rating of 95.9 with Roberson on the floor and a 114.5 rating with him off. His absence won't have huge fantasy implications, but Alex Abrines, Terrance Ferguson and Josh Huestise are all candidates to see a bump in minutes. For the time being, none of these guys are worth grabbing in 12-team fantasy leagues.

Alex Abrines underwent a procedure for a sports hernia on Thursday morning.

He will miss approximately six weeks before returning to offseason activities, so he should be back on the court around mid-June. This means he'll be ready well in advance of training camp. The Thunder will be getting a healthy Andre Roberson back for 2018-19, but there could be a path to minutes for Abrines if Paul George leaves or if Carmelo Anthony opts out.

Paul George had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday and he's expected to resume basketball activities in 6-8 weeks.

PG battled left knee soreness in late December but he only missed one game, after which we heard nothing about the knee. Fortunately, the initial timetable gives him plenty of time to prepare for training camp -- the big question is which team he'll be playing for, as he's expected to decline his $20.7 million player option in favor of free agency.